Mad Fate

Box office

Mad Fate topped the box office chart during its opening day in Hong Kong with gross of HK$450,000, beating out The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which grossed HK$370,000 that day.^[8] The film finished at No. 3 at the end of its opening weekend, grossing HK$2,962,028 (US$377,438) during its first four days of release.^[9] The film remained at No. 3 during its second weekend with a gross of HK$3,494,876 (US$445,229) while accumulating a total gross of HK$6,456,904 (US$822,577) by then.^[10] During its third weekend, the film grossed HK$2,306,888 (US$293,953), moving down to No. 4, while accumulating a total gross of HK$8,763,792(US$1,116,719) by then.^[11] The film remained at No. 4 on its fourth weekend grossing HK$1,233,621 (US$157,329), and have grossed a total of HK$10,000,114 (US$1,275,362) by then.^[12] On its fifth weekend, the film moved down to No. 5 with a gross of HK$735,519 (US$94,098), while having accumulated a total gross of HK$10,735,733 (US$1,373,470) by then ^[13] The film moved down to No. 7 in its sixth weekend with a gross of HK$485,970 (US$62,035) while having grossed a total of HK$11,221,703 (US$1,432,490) by then.^[14] During its seventh weekend, the film came in at No. 9 with a gross of HK$212,081 (US$27,059), while accumulating a total gross of HK$11,433,784 (US$1,458,837) so far.^[15][16]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 89% of 9 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.5/10.^[17]

Lee Marshall of Screen Daily praises Cheng Siu-keung's cinematography and Lokman Yeung's performance, while noting the film's tonal shifts.^[18] Edmund Lee of the South China Morning Post gave the film a score of 3.5/5 stars and praises its inspired premise and screenwriters Yau Nai-hoi and Melvin Li's clever use of coincidences.^[19]